Visa on arrival

Mali visa for citizens of Kenya

Citizens of Kenya get a Mali visa on arrival at passport control. You don’t apply in advance, but border officers check your passport, return ticket and accommodation. Visago checks your documents before you travel. It costs $19.

For citizens of Kenya: the passport opens 38 countries visa-free; Nairobi — Bamako: ≈ 5,180 km, about 7 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

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Can I travel to Mali without a visa on a Kenya passport?

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Mali visa rules at a glance

With a Kenya passport you can visit 38 countries visa-free, 25 with a visa on arrival and 43 with an e-visa; 92 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Kenya passport ranks 127th of 199.
Kenya passport: visa-free access to 38 countries; Mali passport: 30.
Citizens of Kenya and Mali can travel together visa-free to 13 countries, for example: Rwanda, Seychelles, Benin, Ghana, Gambia, Philippines, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Dominica, Haiti, Bahamas, Micronesia, and Hong Kong.
Citizens of Mali, in turn, don’t need a visa for Kenya. Kenya visa for citizens of Mali

Travelling to Mali: good to know

Nairobi — Bamako: about 5,180 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 7 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −3 hours.
Local time: Nairobi 12:00 — Bamako 09:00.
Local currency: West African CFA Franc.
Languages: French.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ F CFA 575.
Mali is the 72nd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Kenya.